Where does “harpe” come from?
harpe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse harpa, from Proto-Germanic harpǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
harpe (Norwegian Bokmål): a harp
Ancestry of “harpe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | harpa | compress; to grip, pinch; harp |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | harpǭ | harp |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb- | to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |